Undergraduate

The Religious Question I and II

The introductory undergraduate course for Comparative Theology is offered as The Religious Quest. All other courses are electives or graduate level courses.

THEO 1161/1162 The Religious Quest: Comparative Perspectives

You must take both sections of the Religious Quest I and II (THEO 1161 and THEO 1162) to receive Core credit. There are no exceptions.

The Religious Quest explores the individual and communal search for wisdom about human nature, the world, ultimate realities and God, secrets of love and death, also enduring values to live by and paths to spiritual maturity. Although each section is different, likely themes include symbols, myths, doctrines, rituals, holy texts, saints, comparisons and contrasts among traditions, relevance of classical religious traditions to issues in today's world, inter-religious dialogue today, and religious diversity in the Boston area. Each section brings the Biblical and Christian tradition into conversation with at least one other religious tradition.